POWERbreathe - Blue, Medium Resistance

Item works perfectly . Just as described. Great seller

A dual-purpose purchase. 1. I like the idea of improving lung capacity for exercising and working out. 2. I'm 60 and need to lower my blood pressure by about 20 points. I'm on medication for blood pressure making it difficult to say which is leading to my lower numbers, but after 3 months, I can see good improvement in lung strength and capacity. It seems a little over-priced based on the simple design and limited mainly plastic parts, but if it lasts and I can use it over a couple of years it will easily be worth it. I purchased the medium resistance model (I'm in decent shape walking dogs 4-6 a day miles and doing some HIIT elliptical workouts) and have a long way to go in increasing the resistance. Simple to use (if you can breeth you got this).

I used this device 5 days a week during 9 months. Worked well and I did notice a change, but unfortunately is made of cheap plastic and broke. Update: I contacted the manufacturer and they sent me a new one. Due to this, I am changing the rating from 3* to 4*.

Good

So far works great!

Measurable exercise for breathing. The device allows for progressive overload which is helpful for getting stronger. All this aside for the price definitely expect a bit more in the quality department. No other device like it so supply and demand I guess.

As a swimmer and cyclist, I was intrigued about it improving oxygen uptake by exercising the breathing muscles. I had read an article about a research study on this subject using the POWERbreathe. After about 5 weeks of use my subjective impression is that it is improving my breathing. The device is easy to use and keep clean. Since this is exercising breathing muscles you need to do this daily per the instructions. For the casual user, it won’t be effective.

I wanted to like this thing. It's supposed to bring down blood pressure and help with lung capacity. However, after using it a few times I realized it was very limited. Because you have to have a closed mouth with pursed lips on this thing, it greatly limits how much inflow you have and how much outflow. We ordered another device called the breather, which is nearly $30 less, and performs much better. It also is made much better. For nearly $80, this thing seems to be very poorly made. Not to mention because of the way it's set up, you end up getting saliva in this which forms a breeding ground for mold and bacteria. That does not happen with the Breather.